Posts tagged adulthood
A Take on TCKs and Attachment
A Take on TCKs and Attachment

We need to repeat these 5 truths purposefully, intentionally, and repetitively to ensure healthy relationships—both romantic and platonic...

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In LoveBy Megan Norton (From the United States, South Africa, South Korea, Germany, Japan, Israel, Austria, Greece, Hungary, and Poland. Living in Michigan)LDR, TCK, TCK TOWN, relationship, relationships, romance, romantic, self love, self care, pain, understanding, identity, healthy, love, community, actions, commitment, upbringing, adulthoodComment
Adulthood Across Three Continents
Adulthood Across Three Continents

In places like East Pakistan (before it became Bangladesh), Kuwait, and Sierra Leone there just weren’t that many expat families…

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Adulthood, ChangeBy Anthony Arcis (From America, London, Istanbul, Bangkok & Toronto (mainly). Living in The Philippines)tck, Tck, TCK TOWN, third culture kid, adult, adulthood, child, family, parents, moving, Pakistan, Kuwait, Sierra Leone, age, teenager, England, boarding school, West Africa, independentComment
Up In The Air
Up In The Air

I can’t fly on this damn plane because, at age 27, I have lost two wonderful people in my life. Two people who had come to define my experience of being free of boundaries, and my freedom to live fearlessly. I feel my mortality more than I ever did before...

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Where Are You From?, AdulthoodBy Marie Chung (From Brunei & Australia. Living in Melbourne)TCK TOWN, Tck, tck, TCK, third culture kid, plane, flight, culture, family, free, boundaries, travels, where are you from, adulthood, Australia, Brunei, AsiaComment
Self-Worth, Strength and Stripping Away The Rest
Self-Worth, Strength and Stripping Away The Rest

How much of my self-worth comes from my being a TCK? Some of the major strengths that I have gained are tolerance, a wider worldview, broader experience, empathy, and resilience...

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Self WorthBy Anthony Arcis (From America, London, Istanbul, Bangkok & Toronto (mainly). Living in The Philippines)tck, TCK, third culture kid, self-worth, tolerance, resilience, travel, growth, adult, adulthood, Identity, independence, survival, strength, worldview, world, planet, community, view, perspectives, actions, empathy, experience, life experiences, storytelling, storyComment
How to Separate the Men From the Boys
How to Separate the Men From the Boys

If you thought this could only happen in Pakistan, you are wrong. It happened in Singapore, and it even happened in Australia (even though there, I had to earn my spot in earnest)...

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AdulthoodBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)tck, Tck, TCK TOWN, TCK, third culture kid, culture, adulthood, adult, passport, travel, memories, legal, young, rite of passage, maturity, responsibility, accountability, independence, Pakistan, Australia, parents, financial, internship Comment
What The Birthday Gods Delivered
What The Birthday Gods Delivered

Then there was the McDonald’s birthday trend. Uncle Sam had muscled his way into the Karachi youth’s minds, and a Happy Meal and rides on colorful slides were the dream in the late 90s. I didn’t have one, but I was invited to one. It was an utter disappointment...

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Adulthood, BirthdaysBy Danish Khan (From Melbourne, Perth, Karachi & Islamabad. Living in Karachi)TCK TOWN, Tck, TCK, third culture kid, adulthood, adult, birthday, Karachi, family, city, house, friends, school, kids, children, local, best friends, cake, parents, Australia, Bollywood, Mumbai, movie, mother, college, memories, life Comment
The Man-Child Within
The Man-Child Within

In my native Spain, children at age six could drink 1/4 strength wine. At 16, you went to full strength. In Hawai’i when I was flying, it was “Hey, bruddha, can you drink with us?” Likewise, on Guam, the test would be handing someone a 5 dollar bill and asking them to go buy a 6-pack of beer...

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AdulthoodBy Paul Kennedy (From The Western Pacific, South East Asia, Europe & Alaska. Living in Tokyo)TCK TOWN, Tck, third culture kid, adulthood, adult, children, American, independent, responsibility, rights, society, Spain, Hawai'i, Guam, San Francisco, Japan, JapaneseComment